Babar Azam Breaks Kohli, Gayle and Warner’s T20 Record

Pakistan’s batting sensation, Babar Azam, has been the mainstay of all the teams he has been representing in recent years. Whether its the national team, Karachi Kings or Somerset, Babar has been scoring plenty of runs and he has already made the cricketing legends his fans with his elegant strokeplay.

His textbook shots, even in the shortest format, have garnered praise from not just fans, but cricket experts across the globe as well.

His consistency can be gauged from the fact that his batting average in T20 cricket is the highest ever in the world. Even the mighty Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Chris Gayle or David Warner have averaged below him in their careers. The list comprises of players who have played at least 50 innings.

Here are the all-time top 10 highest batting averages in T20 cricket.

Sr. No.

Player

Country

Innings

Runs

Average

1

Babar Azam

Pakistan

134

4,703

42.75

2

KL Rahul

India

118

4,076

42.02

3

Virat Kohli

India

266

8,900

41.20

4

D’Arcy Short

Australia

82

2,954

39.91

5

MS Dhoni

India

283

6,621

39.88

6

Devon Conway

New Zealand

68

2,221

39.66

7

Shaun Marsh

Australia

182

6,124

38.75

8

Chris Gayle

West Indies

396

13,296

38.20

9

David Warner

Australia

279

9,218

37.93

10

HD Ackerman

South Africa

55

1,811

37.72

The 25-years-old is in elite company, however, he will have to continue to score runs at a good average to stay atop the list.

The most astonishing numbers belong to Chris Gayle, who has maintained such a high average despite scoring over 13,000 runs in the shortest format.

What are your thoughts on Babar Azam’s stellar batting record? Let us know in the comments.